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Fall 2006 (PDF) fa L L 2 0 0 6 V O L . 3 N O. 2 THE MAGAZINE OF the C A L ifo R nia M A R I T I M E A C A D em Y Cal Maritime p. 26 Cal Maritime National Sailing Champs 2006 CRUISE 3 | ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 14 | ALUMNI NOTES 31 THE MAGAZINE OF Cal Maritime Cal Maritime is published three times a year for the alumni, faculty, staff, students, donors, parents, and friends of Cal Maritime. PRESIDENT tableofcontents William B. Eisenhardt EDITOR 2006 GRADUATION. 2 Doug Webster 2006 TRAINING CRUISE . 3 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Lynn Korwatch (D-76) faCes on Campus: PIET VAN OS . 6 Bobbie Solveson Doug Webster faCes on Campus: stephen FRazieR. 8 Jennifer Whitty SENIOR PROJEC TS . 9 CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Ben Ailes, Ben Ailes Photography 2006 GALA . 10 Jono Fischer Sandra Handler ALUMNI RepoRT . 12 Doug Webster REPORT OF CHARITABLE GIVING . 14 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Eileen Collins FACULT Y NOTES . 22 Eileen Collins Graphic Design emeRitus PRofessoRS nameD . 24 COPY EDITORS Susan Bigler spRing ConfeRenCE announCED . 25 Steven Sprowls KEELHAULER KORNER . 26 FOUNDATION APPOINTMENTS . 28 We welcome your comments and letters: Doug Webster ALumni news anD notes . 31 Director of Public Relations Cal Maritime 200 Maritime Academy Drive in memoRium . 35 Vallejo, CA 94590 Phone: (707) 654-1720 Fax: (707) 654-1247 Events CaLenDAR. BACK CoveR Mobile: (707) 319-3327 Email: [email protected] www.csum.edu Cover photo: Cadet Patrick Nohr Forrester MT– 07, checks the navigation plot for Cal Maritime’s Training Ship Golden Bear during a night watch on the run from Valparaiso, Chile to Costa Rica. Red lights are used on the bridge at night to preserve night vision for everyone standing watch. (Photo by Doug Webster) Cal Maritime FA LL 2 0 0 6 A Letter From the President President Eisenhardt and members of the Cal Maritime staff greet a recent visiting delegation from Dalian Maritime University, Dalian China. (L-R) Stephen Kreta, Academic Dean; Commodore John Keever; President Eisenhardt; Chief Engineer Bill Davidson; Wen Xiaoqin, Vice President of Dalian; Song Bin, Director of the Educational Office of Scientific, Educational and Cultural Division of the Chinese Ministry of Finance; Liu Zhengjiang, Dean of Navigation College, Dalian University; Don Zingale, VP Academic Affairs; Cheng Kan, Associate Researcher of the Budget Office of the Financial Division of the Chinese Ministry of Communication; Professor Graham Benton, Dept. of Global and Maritime Studies. AS WE HEAD INTO OUR 77TH YEAR, (and my 6th year as Success brings challenges. President), we’re facing a classic case of “Good news/bad news.” • We must work within a budget system that does not always The good news is that our incoming 2010 freshman class of 250 is recognize the higher costs of a technically focused educational the largest in the school’s history, part of a total student body of program, or recognize the merits and efficiency of smaller size. approximately 850. Our enrollment at Cal Maritime has grown • Getting the required approvals and budget support for capital 50 percent in the last seven years. (Our 1995 freshman class, by improvements like parking, residence halls, laboratories and other comparison, was 84 cadets.) resources can often take years, while costs seem to regularly exceed original estimates. The California State University system counts a student as one “full- • The costs of operating our training vessel, Golden Bear — one time equivalent” (FTE) for each 15 hours of coursework he or she of the key elements of our overall educational program — have carries per semester. With our intensive curricula in math, science, risen sharply. (Our fuel bill for this year’s training cruises nearly engineering and business, Cal Maritime cadets routinely handle over 20. doubled to $1.2 million) And that is the “bad news.” Our FTE count this year will be well over • The growth of our cadet corps reflects ongoing efforts to 1,000, and that means increased demand for everything from faculty expand educational opportunity, and with it the challenges of and support staff to parking, residential and dining space, classrooms, accommodating and adapting to expanded diversity in both libraries, information technology, and labs and training simulators. students and programs. The reasons for our growth are numerous: We are confident however, that we can meet these positive challenges. • The expanding recognition of Cal Maritime as a center for Looking at our campus today, we can point to significant successes: expertise and excellence. That’s reflected in growing contacts • As noted elsewhere in this issue, we have just broken ground by CNN and other media, in our ranking, for the second for a new state-of-the-art Simulator Center, which is vital to the straight year in U.S.News & World Report’s listing of top 4- training of our license-track Deck and Engineering cadets. year university engineering programs, and calls for faculty • On the drawing board and awaiting needed regulatory and fiscal input and participation at international forums, and support is a new physical education/emergency training center membership on international standards-setting bodies. and additional dorm and dining facilities. • The expanding presence of our graduates in global • We’re expanding and strengthening our programs, faculty and staff. leadership positions. By word and deed, they serve as • We’re also seeing solid growth in private support for the institution “ambassadors” for the institution and spread the word about our from alumni and friends and from business and non-profit groups. quality and reputation. • Our track record in graduating students in four years — versus I am confident that our growth, coupled with the support of our a national average of closer to six years — and our astounding faculty and staff, and each of you, will help turn those challenges hiring placement rates and strong starting salary levels. into new successes for Cal Maritime over the next several years. • The strong market demand for our graduates, not only as licensed deck and engineering officers and marine pilots, but in such Sincerely, diverse fields as power generation, utility system management, pharmaceutical production, port and terminal facility design and management, maritime security, cargo logistics, international Bill Eisenhardt business and maritime law. Our annual job fair is routinely sold President out and drawing recruiters nationwide. Cal Maritime FA LL 2 0 0 6 1 aroundcampus Up They Go CAPS IN THE AIR marked the completion of graduation for the over 100 Cadets of the class of 2006. The April 29th program began with the commissioning of those entering the Marines, Navy, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine. A mid- morning Awards Program honored Cadets for particular records of excellence with awards presented on behalf of numerous businesses, associations and individuals committed to the Academy and its programs. Former Cal Maritime President Mary Lyons, now President of the University of San Diego, delivered the commencement address and received the President’s medal for her contributions to the institution. Dennis McLeod of the class of 1946 was honored as a distinguished Alumnus for his career and his commitment to the school. 2 Cal Maritime FA LL 2 0 0 6 2006 Training Cruise Visits the West Coast of the Americas THE TRAINING SHIP GOLDEN BEAR returned to campus Tuesday, August 29th from a pair of two- month training cruises to West Coast Latin America. The first cruise departed on April 1st with calls to: Zihuataneo, Mexico; Lima, Peru; Valparaiso, Chile; and then returning via Golfito, Costa Rica to Vallejo. The second cruise departed June 28th, following the same itinerary. The first cruise involved 252 cadets, including 32 international studies students from Cal Poly. The second cruise carried 232 including a contingent of 99 cadets from the Texas Maritime Academy (Texas is currently awaiting completion of a new training vessel. Cal Maritime provided spaces to the Texas cadets to enable them to complete the hands-on learning vital to their licensure and graduation.) Both cruises this year included a visit to the dormant volcanic island of Cocos, an internationally LEFT: The Golden Bear sets off on the first of two 2006 training cruises, designated wildlife preserve 300 miles off Costa passing under San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge April 1st, on her way Rica. Its remote location limits visits to passing to the West Coast of Mexico, Central and South America. Top: The Golden sailors and skindiving excursion boats drawn Bear at anchor off the Cosa Rican island of Cocos. Above: U.S. Ambassador by the island’s abundant sealife. Golden Bear to Costa Rica Mark Langdale was a guest aboard the Golden Bear for the lifeboats ferried cadets and staff ashore with some trip to Cocos Island on the second cruise. He is welcomed by Captain Paul adventurers following very muddy paths to explore Leyda and an honor guard of cadets. the surrounding waterfalls and jungles on the hilly island. continued on page 4 Cal Maritime FA LL 2 0 0 6 3 aroundcampus continued from page 3 On Cocos, Ambasaador Langdale met with Costa Rican Cruise also provides another invaluable experience for park rangers to learn more about their conservation work cadets — a chance to visit foreign lands and experience other there. Despite its small size, Costa Rica has earned an languages and cultures. Cal Maritime’s Global and Maritime international reputation for its dedication to environmental Studies cadets prepared detailed briefings for each port and protection. Upon the ship’s return to Golfito, the Golden Bear country visited, and each was well attended. The lectures hosted the Ambassador’s reception for invited guests from covered the local culture, politics, history, and economy, and throughout the country. offered tips on how to be good ambassadors and adapt to During the two voyages, Commodore John Keever and cultural differences.
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